Razor-blade holder.



No. 854,915. PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

' 0. W. SPBEGB.

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION 11.31) NOV. 10. 1906.

CHARLES W. SPEECE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOISA Y RAZOR-BLADE' HOLDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 10.1906.are No. 342,886.

Patented ma 28, 1.907.

To a. whom, it vii/(Ly concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. SPEECE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new andiuseful Razor- Blade Holder, of which the followingis' a specification.

My invention relates to cutlery and has special reference to razors.

The objects of theinvention are to provide a temporary holder forsupporting during honing or stropping the thin Wafer'*-blades used insafetyrazors so constructed and arranged that it willdo more than merelyhold the wafer-blade, and to provide a holder which, in combination withthe wafer-blade, will constitute substantially an ordinary hollow groundrazor having a thin, .removable cutting-blade so that thecutting-portion of j the blade maybe renewed at small cost when damagedor when found lacking in uality.

With the above-named general jects in view my invention consists in thenovel con-.

struction and combination of parts hereinafter described in detail,illustrated in the drawing and incorporated in the claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a pers ective I view ofa razor andwafer-blade-hol er em- ,bodying my invention. Fig

2 is a side elevation partly in section.- ig. 3 is an enlarged sectiontaken substantially on line .33 of Fig; 2.

Fig. 4is an enlarged section, takenon line-44 of. Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is atrans-- verse section of the holder, partly broken away. Fig. 6 showssubstantiallyione-half of the clasp portion or head-pf the tool. Fig. 7is a full size view of an ordinary wafer blade. I

The device herein shown comprises a head 2 which constitutes aclaspi twoleaves or v sections 3 and 4 hinged together at 5.- The opposite endsofthe two leaves or sections 3' and 4 are formed into two halves of athreaded tang or socket portion, which is shown as slightlytapered andas having threaded engagement with a threaded and tapered socket 8 inthe handle 9. In order to insure a true adjustment of thethreaded halves6i and 7 upon each other I secure a pin or stud 10 on theinner face ofthe leaf 3 and rovide the leaf4 with an a erture 11 which ts theprojecting part of t e pin 10. The'adjacent inner faces of the hingedsections 3 and 4 are "recessed, the section 3 having a. recess '12 (Fig.6) which substantially fits the blade 13 (Fig. 7). The ordinary form ofblade has .in the ordinarysafety-razor. 'Where the tions are equal tothe thickness of the blade,

These studs will then engage the apertures 14, The curved ends 16 and 17and the abut- .ments- 18 and 19. formed the section 3 are also adaptedto .hold the 'blade firmly therebetween. Therecess 12, where no.adjustment of the projecting edge 20- (Fig. 3) is desired, will-be madeto conform with theconfiguration of the blade,

I have provided a construction," which will permit adjustment of-theblade 13 so that its edge 20 maybe projected more or less, as

may be desired, or to provide for the decrease in width of the blade dueto frequent grindings or sharpenings of its edge or edges 20 and 25. Inthe recess 26 is an elastic pad 27,'which ma be made ofrubber or anysuitable materia which will" yield ,to ressure.

This pad is so arranged that it Wll firmly press against'one' side ofthe blade inged sections 3 and 4 of the head 2 are [closed as shown inFi The compressed material'in'thepad Wlll tend to expandinto theperforations 14 when the blade is clamped between the two sections orleaves of the head, .and *prevent sliding movement of the blade underthe strain imposed upon it while being s'tropped, ound or honed.

.As shownin ls i gfigthe recess 26 isgradually: deepened 'toward theback of the head 2 wedge shaped. This gives it substantial bod orthickness where it need not necessari y be very thin and comparativelydeficient in elastic support under the blade, as at the edge of the head2, designated'at 28. As shown best in Fig. 3, the head is substantiallytriangular in cross section, like an ordinary razor-blade, and .itssides are slightly finest cutting material are and can be manublade isto occupy a fixed position with ielation to thehead 2 studs 15, whoseprojecby the'recessing of when the v and the rubber or elastic material1 27 is may be provided in the face of the recess 12.

concaved, said sidesmeeting. substantially As shownin factured at anexceedingly small cost, so that holder embodyingmy invention alsoinvolves but very little expense. The two sections 3 and 4 may be castincluding their hinge and threaded tang portions and the method of'joining handle and tang and, at the same time clamping the two parts ofthe head together involves substantially only a minimum of expense. Inorder that the simple 'oint between handle andhead shall be'fii'mprovide shoulders 29, 29 againstwhich the threaded socke't of the handlemay be screwed up as tightly as may. be necessary and leave sufficientspace 30 between the end of the shank and the'bottorn of the socket to.

insure a firm friction engagement between the rim of the socket and theshoulders 29. The threaded shank is ta ered in order to facilitate theinsertion of t e shank into the socket, theouter end of the socket beinglarge and roomy "for the small end of the shank; Again, if the bladesshouldvary in thickness so that the two halves of the shank cometogether with varying degrees of proximity the tapered hole and shankwill adjust themselves to such variations within certain reasonablelimits owing to the compressibility of the pad 27. In the event thatthey do'not come together closely and the shank is wed ed into thesocket the shoulders 29-will, 0' course, not come into contact with theend of the socket-part, but the pad 27, being compressed upon the bladeand between the leaves 3 and 4, will exert outward pressure upon saidleaves and thus tend to expand the two halves of the shank against thehandle socket. One turn of the handle after the threaded parts havetaken hold is ordinarily sufiicient to tighten the handle on the head,and the operation of removing the handle, opening the-head, inserting ablade and again closing the parts may, accordingly,

be performed very rapidly. The only part of my improved razor'which needbe made of ordinary razor-material, or fine steel, is the thin blade andwhen this is damaged or nicked the damage amounts to only a few penniesinstead of the loss of the whole razor,

and-may be repaired instantly. Further-- morethe same tool can beprovided with any kind of a cutting edge desired without the aid ofskill by simply selectin and inserting any one out of a dozenwa'er-blades, the

whole lot of which would cost less than a cheap razor.

.The operation of the invention as a holder for safety-razor-bladeswhile the latter are being ound, honed or stropped will be obvious omthe foregoing description. The tapered, or knife-edge, form of the headwhen laid flat upon a strop or stone brings the surface of the latter tothe proper angle with reference to the edge of the waferblade.

I claim as my invention- 1. A razor blade holder comprising a pair ofleaves or sections which are hinged togethdr and have threaded tanportions adapted to enga e a threaded soc et; a handle provided wit athreaded socket adapted to engage said tang portions to lock said leavesor sections together, and elastic friction material between said leavesor sections.

.2. The combination witha wafer blade, of a holder'therefor whichconsists of a pair of hinged to ether leaves which constitute ablade-holding head; a handle for said head; means for locking saidhandle and head together; said wafer blade arranged between the leavesof said head so that only the cutting edge of said blade is exposed;said head having hollowed or concaved sides which substantially meet atthe edge of said blade, and elastic material compressible upon the bladebetween the leaves of said head-for the purpose of holding said bladeagainst movement relatively .to said head.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' CHARLES W. SPEECE. Witnesses:

M. C. ALLEN,

JOHN A. Nnwsrenr

